John_Rennicke
John Rennicke
American basketball player
John William Rennicke (August 11, 1929 – December 9, 2007) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He grew up in Aurora, Illinois, and played basketball for East Aurora High School, where he was later inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. After a successful collegiate career with Drake, Rennicke was selected in the sixth round 1951 NBA draft by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.[1] He played for the Milwaukee Hawks in only six games during the second half of the 1951–52 season.[1] He also played for the Elmira Colonels in the American Basketball League in 1951–52 before retiring from professional basketball. Rennicke also played minor league baseball in the Chicago Cubs organization.[1] Rennicke died in Minnesota in 2007.[2]